Whether you call it a soft
drink, a carbonated beverage, a soda, a pop or you just call them all
Coke there's no denying that soft drinks are appealing.
People
often disagree about which type or brand of soft drink is best, but if
you live in an area that has a regional brand you'd better at least
pretend to like it too, because folks there are probably mighty attached
to their regional brand.
These
regional favorites are seen as a part of people's lives in these
areas, but many residents have forgotten where these particular soft
drink brands came from, not to mention why they're so popular in their
region.
Take Moxie for instance- it's a
big hit in New England, especially in Maine where Moxie has been the
official state soft drink since 2005, and yet it tastes a bit too
medicinal for most folks.
That
flavor comes from the fact that the drink's inventor, Dr. Augustin
Thompson, originally intended Moxie to be a tonic that "nourishes the
nervous system, cools the blood, tones up the stomach, and causes
healthful, restful sleep."
The soft
drink craze was just taking off, so the doc decided to market Moxie as a
soft drink, and the rest is New England beverage history!
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